Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Dublin and Donegal (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, air transport, airline, carrier, inland transport, public service

C 66/4

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Official Journal of the European Communities

15.3.2002

Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92

Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Dublin and Donegal

(2002/C 66/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

Ireland has decided to revise the public service obligation
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
C 265 of 15 September 2000 (as amended by corrigendum
published in OJ C 276 of 28 September 2000) pursuant to
Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of
23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes, in respect of scheduled air services
with effect from 22 July 2002 on the Dublin(cid:150)Donegal(cid:150)
Dublin route.

2. The public service obligation is as follows

2.1. Minimum frequency and seating capacity

(a) The services must be operated at the rate of at least
two return flights per day, seven days per week,
during the four months May to August inclusive
and one return flight per day, seven days per
to
week, during the eight months September
April inclusive.

Division, Department of Public Enterprise, 44
Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Mr Ken Gorman,
tel.
(353-1) 604 16 18, fax (353-1) 604 16 81, e-mail:
kengorman@dpe.ie

2.3. Timetables

On weekdays, Monday to Friday inclusive, the flight
schedules must provide for an early morning flight
to Dublin and a late evening flight
from Donegal
to enable passengers,
from Dublin to Donegal
including passengers on business trips, to make the
round trip within the day. This requirement applies
throughout each year.

2.4. Fares

(a) A range of fares may be applied subject to:

(b) A minimum of 60 seats per day each way to and
from Donegal/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 120 seats
in both directions) must be provided, seven days
per week, during the four months May to August
inclusive and a minimum of 30 seats per day each
way to and from Donegal/Dublin (i.e. a minimum
of 60 seats in both directions) must be provided,
seven days per week, during the eight months
September to April inclusive.

The above requirements apply throughout each year.

2.2. Type of aircraft used

(a) The services must be operated by pressurised
aircraft with a minimum capacity of 30 passenger
seats.

(b) Carriers’ attention is drawn to technical and
operative conditions applying at the airports. For
contact Airports
further

information

please

(i) a maximum return fare of EUR 123 in respect
of a maximum of 40 % of seat capacity per day
each way to and from Donegal/Dublin;

(ii) at least 40 % of seat capacity per day each way
to and from Donegal/Dublin being available at
a return fare of EUR 110 or lower;

(iii) no fare restriction shall apply to the balance of
the minimum daily seat requirements on the
route.

(b) The

enter

PSO carrier must

into interline
arrangements concerning the PSO route with at
least two carriers operating services out of Dublin
Airport to UK and continental destinations. The
agreements governing such interline arrangements
should be on the same or equivalent terms and
conditions and should follow, with regard to fares
on the route, the pro rata system in accordance
with international rules. The PSO carrier must
also enter into interlining arrangements with any
other interested air carrier operating services out of
Dublin Airport on the same or equivalent terms
and conditions.

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(c) The fares referred to at (a)(i) and (ii) above may be
increased once each year with the prior consent of
the Minister for Public Enterprise if an abnormal
and unforeseeable increase in the cost
factors
affecting the operation of the routes takes place
for which the carrier is not responsible. The new
fare(s) will be notified to the carrier operating the
service and will not enter into force prior to its
notification to the European Commission and
publication of the Official
the European
Communities.

Journal of

2.6. Continuity of services

(a) Except in cases of force majeure, the number of
flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable
to the
the
required minimum number of
flights on an
annual basis.

carrier must not

exceed 2 % of

2.5. Marketing of flights

Flights must
computerised reservation system.

be marketed using

at

least one

(b) The carrier must give at lease six months’ notice

before discontinuing services.

Communication from the Commission pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92

Revision by Ireland of public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Dublin and Kerry

(2002/C 66/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.

Ireland has decided to revise the public service obligation
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities
C 265 of 15 September 2000 pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on
access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air
routes, in respect of scheduled air services with effect from
22 July 2002 on the Dublin(cid:150)Kerry(cid:150)Dublin route.

inclusive, which in conjunction with (i) above,
brings the total required minimum number of
return flights to 21 per week. The details
flight
regarding the timing of this additional
shall be agreed between the carrier and the
Department of Public Enterprise, Airports
Division, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

2. The public service obligation is as follows

2.1. Minimum frequency and seating capacity

(b) A minimum of 1 050 seats per week to and from
Kerry/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 2 100 seats in
both direction) must be provided subject to:

(a) The services must be operated at a rate of at least

21 return flights per week subject to:

(i) the services must be operated at the rate of at
least three return flights per day, Monday to
Friday inclusive, and at least five return flights
spread evenly over
the two days of each
weekend (Saturday/Sunday);

(ii) one additional return flight must be operated
during the weekday period, Monday to Friday

(i) a minimum of 150 seats each way to and from
Kerry/Dublin (i.e. a minimum of 300 seats in
both directions) must be provided each day,
Monday to Friday inclusive;

(ii) on weekends,

i.e.

and

Saturday

Sunday
inclusive, the minimum number of seats to be
provided shall be 250 each way to and from
Kerry/Dublin spread evenly over the two days
(i.e. a minimum of 500 seats in both directions
spread evenly over the two days).